The Eastern Branch of the Bamboo Silk House occupied several blocks of the Outer Blossom Ward and the first thing that struck Yao Meifeng and Su Yao about the sect was how incredibly busy it seemed compared to what they had heard about other cultivation sects. Both young women had heard plenty of stories of sects that closed themselves off to most of the city with only a few areas accessible to members of the outside world. They expected to see neatly robed disciples, perhaps color-coded based on their status or wearing sect emblems proudly as they moved about. Both young ladies had plenty of exposure to Su Xiang who rarely wore anything other than her sect robes as though it were a military uniform.
Seeing the Bamboo Silk House and its boisterous and crowded atmosphere contrasted so sharply with their expectations that they stood staring for several moments before turning to Wu Ling in confusion.
